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升高

shēng gāo · sheng gao

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Meaning

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  1. to raise
  2. to ascend
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In a conversation

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  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)房间(fángjiān)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)热(rè)？

    Why is this room so hot?

  2. Dengdeng

    温度(wēndù)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)升高(shēnggāo)。

    The temperature keeps rising.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)开(kāi)空调(kōngtiáo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you turn on the air conditioner?

  4. Dengdeng

    开(kāi)了(le)！可是(kěshì)温度(wēndù)还(hái)在(zài)升高(shēnggāo)。

    I did! But the temperature is still rising.

  5. Liangliang

    遥控器(yáokòngqì)给(gěi)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。

    Let me see the remote.

  6. Dengdeng

    啊(a)，我(wǒ)按(àn)的(de)是(shì)“加热(jiārè)”。

    Oh, I pressed "heat".

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)天(tiān)的(de)气(qì)温(wēn)升(shēng)高(gāo)到(dào)摄(shè)氏(shì)三(sān)十(shí)度(dù)。

Today, the temperature rose as high as 30 degrees Celsius.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

医(yī)生(shēng)把(bǎ)病(bìng)人(rén)的(de)床(chuáng)升(shēng)高(gāo)了(le)一(yì)点(diǎn)。

The doctor raised the patient's bed a little.

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